In 2014, the virus spread to east across the Pacific Ocean to French Polynesia and then to Easter Island and in 2015, it spread to Central America, the Caribbean, and now it spread to South America as one large outbreak. On January 2016, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) United States issued a travel guide for countries tejangkit outbreaks, including preventive measures that enhanced guidelines and considerations to delay pregnancy for women. Health agencies and other governments also issued a similar warning, while countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Jamaica, advising women to delay pregnancy so that the risk of the virus can be known.
Zika virus began stalking.
Already familiar with zika virus? It is one of the infectious virus that is now sweeping America. In general, zika virus causes only brief symptoms such as the common cold.However, if the virus attack pregnant women, the risk of birth defects in the condition will increase. The baby will be born with a small head and brain condition called microcephaly.
To be more aware of the dangers of the virus zika, it helps to understand more closely at some important facts related to the virus. Launch of everydayhealth.com, the following are 10 important facts related to zika virus.
1. The spread of the virus through mosquitoes.
Virus mosquito is actually carried by mosquitoes and humans, it's just spread (transmitted) is done through the medium of mosquitoes. Zika is a RNA virus that is associated with West Nile, yellow fever, and dengue virus caused by the bite of Aedes mosquito.This disease virus using the mosquito as a distribution medium. Modes of transmission are similar to dengue, from one person to another through the bite of an infected mosquito.
2. Symptoms seem trivial.
Nearly 80% of people infected with the virus do not show symptoms zika. The most common symptoms are fever and rash. Sometimes the virus can also cause muscle and joint pain, headache, pain behind the eyes and konjungtivis (red eye).There is no effective treatment that is used for virus zika. The treatment is done in general to address the symptoms shown.
3. The highest risk applies to babies in the womb.
Currently zika pregnant women infected with the virus, the child in the womb have a dangerous risk of viruses zika. Effects that appear very dangerous for the baby. The baby will have what is called microcephaly.This is a condition in which a baby is born with a brain condition and a small head. Microcephaly may cause the baby has mental retardation, slow to speak, move and even in its growth.
4. There is no vaccine for the virus zika.
Indeed, until now there is still no vaccine that is used to inhibit virus zika. The only vaccine in use today is the rubella vaccine (a vaccine to prevent birth defects).Vaccination is now reserved for children and is recommended for adults. This vaccine helps prevent miscarriage in pregnant women, heart problems, blindness and hearing loss in newborns.
5. Zika began in Africa in 1947.
Virus zika was originally named ZIKV which was first discovered in 1947 in rhesus monkeys in the jungle Zika, Uganda, Africa. the researchers found that the virus in mosquitoes perched.Year 1951-1981 outbreak was reported spread throughout Africa and Asia. In 2007, an outbreak is found to spread in Polynesia where about 73 percent of the population is infected.
In 2014 the outbreak began attacking Latin America and spread rapidly. Since 2015 the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization recommends Latin America to prepare for an outbreak zika filter.
6. Avoid zika virus with anti-mosquito drugs.
One of the steps that can be taken to prevent transmission zika is to use insect repellent drug (or anti-mosquito).The drug contains at least 20 percent DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus (IR3535). Mosquitoes are usually most happy attack at dusk and dawn.
7. Preventing virus zika to eradicate mosquitoes.
Given the spread of the virus mosquito is media zika, then eradicate mosquito breeding can be one of the efforts to prevent its spread.Water became one habitat preferred by mosquitoes, especially stagnant water. Chemical pesticides can kill mosquitoes, it's just that its use should be carefully paced to prevent contamination that endanger health.
Zika virus is expected to spread throughout the Americas.
WHO confirms 'link between viral infection in pregnancy, and microcephaly Zika still unconfirmed'.The World Health Organization, WHO, estimates that Zika virus related to disability bawaan- -which will spread into American countries except Canada and Chile.
Outbreaks of mosquito-borne virus that is spread by the Aedes aegypti rapidly in Brazil since last May but the researchers said it was possible modes of transmission other than mosquito bites.
Head of the WHO, Margaret Chan, in a meeting in Geneva, Monday, January 25, said that the explosion spread Zika into a new geographical area, with immunity among the small cause for concern.
However he asserts 'causal link between viral infection in pregnancy, and microcephaly Zika still unconfirmed'.
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Pregnant women are asked not to travel to countries affected by outbreaks Zika.
Microcephaly an unusual birth of a baby with a smaller head size and in Brazil recorded 3,893 cases of microcephaly since October, which is much higher than the average microcephaly usually.
Authorities in several countries in Latin America-such as Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Jamaika- has been suggested that women delay pregnancy until more is known about the virus.
Usually attack by this virus cause mild symptoms so it is still unclear why there is a serious outbreak in Brazil.
Pregnant women were also asked to avoid traveling to countries that face an outbreak of Zika.
Rio authorities anticipation Zika virus spread during the Olympics.
Zika virus spread in Brazil worrying the international community.Rio de Janeiro authorities have announced plans to prevent the spread of the virus Zika during the Olympic Games to be held this year.
Outbreaks of disease caused by mosquito bites - which is associated with birth defects in newborns - have raised concerns in Brazil and the international community.
Inspection of the facility will begin four months before the Olympics, to eradicate mosquito breeding.
Extermination of mosquito larva will also be done every day for the world sports event was held.
But fogging will be an option in dealing with individual cases due to concerns over the health of the athletes and visitors.
Fumigation is done to combat the Zika virus.
Brazilian Health Minister said the Games will also be held in August, which is usually not a lot of mosquitoes breed.Notifications submitted by the authorities Rio comes amid concerns tarhadap Zika case in America, from the international community.
Brazil is the largest region of the spread of the virus that cause disability in newborn babies, of mothers who are bitten by mosquitoes such as pregnancy.
US health agency, Canada and the European Union have issued a warning to pregnant women to avoid traveling to Brazil and other countries in America which found cases of Zika virus spread.
Babies born with small heads are expected to encounter difficulties in his life.
What the Zika virus?
Spread through the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which also cause dengue fever and yellow fever.
First discovered in Africa in the 1940s but is now spreading to Latin America.
Scientists say there is the discovery of evidence related to microcephaly, which causes babies born with small heads.
Zika virus causes fever and spots, which most people have no symptoms and no known cure.
One of them is a way to eradicate Zika clearing stagnant water where mosquitoes breed, and preventing mosquito bites.
Pregnant women are not advised because of the outbreak of Zika virus.
El Salvador Ministry of Health workers fumigate houses in Soyapango. The Government of El Salvador has begun a three-day cleanup campaign to eradicate mosquitoes that spread the virus Zika.Officials in the four countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have warned women not to get pregnant in the middle of their concerns about the disease that causes severe disability since birth.
Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Jamaica recommend women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the Zika virus carried by mosquitoes.
This warning was issued after the outbreaks in Brazil.
Brazil said the number of babies born with the disease is suspected microcephaly - or abnormally small head - has reached nearly 4,000 since October.
Meanwhile, the health authorities in the United States also warned pregnant women not to travel to more than 20 countries in the Americas where Zika cases have been recorded.
The relationship between microcephaly and Zika still unconfirmed - but a small number of infants who died were found to have the virus in their brains, and there is no other explanation for the surge in cases of microcephaly.
The virus is not contagious and usually makes people feel the symptoms just like the flu.
Brazilian activists would submit a petition for the legalization of abortion has Zika virus disease.
A group of lawyers in Brazil, activists and scientists called for the Supreme Court to allow abortion for women affected by Zika virus.Zika, cause microcephaly, which is related to brain damage in the fetus.
Abortion is illegal in Brazil except in cases that endanger the health or rape, and since 2012 and is also permissible in the case of abnormal brain condition anencephaly.
Experts warn three of the four million people may be infected Zika in America this year.
Meanwhile, Thomas Bach, head of the International Olympic Committee IOC, said a number of measures were taken to prevent transmission during world sports event was held in Rio de Janeiro.
IOC will issue guidelines for the prevention for athletes and spectators in the Olympic games, on Friday.
Petition to urge that legalized abortion will be submitted to the Supreme Court within two months.
The reason given in the petition as "countries of Brazil is responsible for the spread of Zika" and not eradicate Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmit the virus.
Brazilian women "should not be penalized as a consequence of a lack of policy," said the petition.
Governments in four countries of Latin America and the Caribbean suggest that pregnant women are not following the distribution of Zika virus.
The group behind the lawsuit has also won an exception for cases of anencephaly in 2012.
Zika virus spread in Brazil is the worst compared to other American states, with 270 cases of microcephaly have been confirmed by the health ministry and other 3.448 were still being investigated.
A law professor at the University of Brasilia, Debora Diniz, told the BBC that the disease is more experienced by the poor.
Zika was first discovered in Uganda in 1947, but never became a large outbreaks as happened in Brazil. South American countries have reported cases of transmission Zika first time in May 2015 ago.
World Health Organization says between 500,000 and 1.5 million people have been infected in Brazil and the virus has spread in more than 20 countries in the region.
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